Title :
Plasmonic nano-cavities with high Q-factors
Author :
Sorger, V.J. ; Oulton, R.F. ; Yao, Jie ; Bartal, G. ; Zhang, X.
Author_Institution :
NSF Nano-scale Sci. & Eng. Center, Univ. of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
We report plasmonic Fabry-Perot nano-cavities formed by high aspect ratio metal mirrors on a metal surface. Quality factors from 100-200 were obtained, limited by plasmonic losses and fin scattering at short and long wavelengths respectively.
Keywords :
Fabry-Perot resonators; Q-factor; cavity resonators; light scattering; mirrors; nanophotonics; optical losses; plasmonics; Fabry-Perot nanocavity; fin scattering; high Q-factor; metal mirror; nanophotonics; plasmonic loss; plasmonic nanocavity; quality factor; Electromagnetic scattering; Mirrors; Optical devices; Optical losses; Optical scattering; Plasmons; Q factor; Resonance light scattering; Silver; Stimulated emission; (130.2790); (240.6680); (260.3910); (350.3950);
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
